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..009) compared with activities matched to skill level only. Practitioners may improve behavioral outcomes for persons with dementia by prescribing activities based on an assessment of skill level and style of interest...

Efficacy of theory-based activities for behavioral symptoms of dementia

..Agitation and passivity are behavioral symptoms exhibited by 90% of nursing home residents with dementia. They account for many poor health outcomes, caregiver burden, and increased costs of long-term care...

Affect Balance and Relationship With Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

..The aim of this exploratory study was to examine the effect daily pain has on delirium and physical function in patients with dementia in SNFs. The association of daily pain with discharge disposition was also examined...

Gender differences in factors associated with delirium severity in older adults with dementia

..In women, delirium severity was related to dementia severity (p=0.002) and co-morbidity moderated that effect (p=0.03). In men, education was marginally associated with delirium severity (p=0.06). Implications for research are discussed...

..It was found that physical function was not related to passivity. Environmental factors may be more salient antecedents for agitation and passivity in nursing home residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment...

..35-.88) than comparison spouses. Spouses of PWD had a higher number of emergency room (ER) visits (p =.01). There were no differences in costs between the groups. The findings can be used to develop interventions for spouses of PWD...

Improving cognition and function through exercise intervention in Alzheimer's disease